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Recognised as Colour

#50397E

  • #50397E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#50397E is a violet with RGB values 80, 57, 126 and HSL 260°, 38%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#50397E#50397E
HEX#50397E
RGBrgb(80, 57, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.2235, 0.4941
RGB percentages31.4%, 22.4%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(260, 37.7%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 54.8%, 49.4%)
CMYK36.5%, 54.8%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,257,598
CSS custom property--colour: #50397E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#AFC681

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D4680no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#23457Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#454756no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 6.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.1Midnight blue · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.6Medium purple · ΔE 30.8Indigo · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#677E39
Analogous#39457E, #72397E
Triadic#7E5039, #397E50
Split complementary#7E7339, #457E39
Tetradic#7E3945, #677E39, #397E73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAAAD9
Lighter +30%#9D87C9
Lighter +20%#8064B9
Lighter +10%#6649A1
Darker −10%#3A295B
Darker −20%#231938
Darker −30%#0D0915
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#482295
Less saturated −25%#585067

Channel breakdown

R80
G57
B126
Red80 (31.4%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)37.7%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 39 · B 7E

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